Perhaps best known for heading the Srikrishna Commission that inquired into the 1992-93 Bombay Riots, Justice B.N. Srikrishna has led a long and fascinating legal career. Having put aside his ambitions of becoming a nuclear scientist, Srikrishna built a robust legal practice at the Bombay High Court that even saw him at the centre of a pivotal Bombay Mill Strike case. We find out the reason he took up judgeship in the middle of a crisis at the Bombay High Court, how he taught himself computer code and why he had to spend some time on a submarine when he was heading the 6th Pay Commission.
Chapters:
00:00 - 00:56 - Introduction
00:57 - 02:18 - Justice Srikrishna father’s move to Bombay from Bangalore with a silver One rupee coin of King George
02:19 - 04:20 - The dinner table discussion that led to law
04:21 - 04:56 - Joining the chamber of the “King of Industrial Disputes”, Mr. Narayanswamy
04:57 - 06:35 - The client that changed the course of his legal career
06:36 - 08:30 - The Bombay mill workers strike
08:31 - 10:38 - The advantage of being designated as a senior advocate
10:39 - 13:13 - Taking up judgeship in the middle of a crisis at the Bombay High Court
13:14 - 14:48 - Transition from lawyer to judge
14:49 - 16:48 - Srikrishna Commission
16:49 - 18:27 - Even a judge’s house can be robbed
18:28 - 24:28 - 6th Pay Commission
24:29 - 25:52 - NJAC
25:53 - 30:21 - Data Protection
30:22 - 31:22 - Advice to young lawyers
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CREDITS:
Guest: Justice B.N.Srikrishna
Host: Sr. Adv. Venkatesh Dhond
Editorial Guidance: Nitin Thakker
Special Thanks: Vishal Kanade & Firoz Bharucha
Concept & Creative Producer: Aditya Bapat
This is a Maed in India production.
Head of Production: Shaun Fanthome
Creative Head: Mae Mariyam Thomas
Sound Designer & Mixing Engineer: Kartik Kulkarni
Sound Editors : Lakshman Parsuram & Ishaan Devasthali
Directed and edited by: Jishnu Guha
Camera Assistant: Ujjwal Lo
Project Coordinator: Natasha Vakil
Research: Nirmal Bhansali
Assistant Producer: Meghna Gulati & Ruchi Sawardekar
Studio: Island City Studios